Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.

These are prime examples of hard fought victories and critical efforts that are working to improve the health of our marine environment.
Hard fought victories and critical efforts work in improving the health of our marine environment

In the Texas case, reports USAT, the defendant companies have agreed to pay about $15 billion over 25 years to reimburse the state for expenses it incurred in the treatment of smoking-related illnesses.
In the Texas case,the defendant companies have agreed to pay $15 billion over 25 years to the state for the treatment of smoking-related illnesses.

"6. ""I should not be absorbed in reading six drafts of an article, which is what I have been doing, which has been my dilemma."""

6. "I should not read six drafts of an article, which is what I have been doing."

